Canon EOS 10D
105mm F2.8 1:1 Macro Lens
No Flash
Decoration lighting only
WB Incandescent
Photoshop:
Cropped
Level Adjustment
Color Adjustment
Reduced image for entry
Added borders - .0625" white, .25" Black
USM
The 105 mm macro lens gave me the very shallow depth of field to blur the background close up and yet allow the Christmas light and ornament to remain in focus.
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You might have gone too far with your shallow depth of field. Almost nothing is in focus. Maybe you got too close for your camera to be able to tocus properly. There are lots of hot spots that could have been toned dow. The upper left ornament is overexposed and therefore overpowering the rest of the image. The image could have done better without the border as it is busy enough by itself.
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